Creativity: The Extra Ingredient

Creativity has been allied to .. Madness Mystery Muses Magic

Madness

Mystery

Muses

Magic

A Proposition Creativity provides the extra ingredient permitting enhanced performance by individuals, teams, organizations, and cultures

Creativity provides the extra ingredient permitting enhanced performance by individuals, teams, organizations, and cultures

Definitions Discovery processes leading to new and unexpectedly valuable ideas ‘ Looking where all have looked, and seeing what no one has seen’

Discovery processes leading to new and unexpectedly valuable ideas

‘ Looking where all have looked, and seeing what no one has seen’

Creativity Components Person Process Place (or ‘ Press’) Product

Many and VariedTheories Insight theories Self-actualization Transcendence Cognitive reframing Darwinism Information processing Problem-solving Experiential learning

Insight theories

Self-actualization

Transcendence

Cognitive reframing

Darwinism

Information processing

Problem-solving

Experiential learning

Insight Theories: Scientific Discoveries Preparation (Knowledge, experience) Incubation (‘Gestation’) Insight (large or small) Validation (Design and testing actions) Intal and Dr Roger Altunyian

Preparation (Knowledge, experience)

Incubation (‘Gestation’)

Insight (large or small)

Validation (Design and testing actions)

Foresight Theories Insight Cognitive reframing Intuition Serendipity

Insight

Cognitive reframing

Intuition

Serendipity

Creativity: The Big Questions How can I become more creative? How can my team become more creative? How can my organization become more creative? How can my society or culture become more creative?

How can I become more creative?

How can my team become more creative?

How can my organization become more creative?

How can my society or culture become more creative?

The Creative Individual The Elitist view: Special and gifted people are born creative (The gifted and talented school) The Developmental view: Everyone has the potential to fulfil their creative abilities (Carl Rogers)

The Elitist view: Special and gifted people are born creative (The gifted and talented school)

The Developmental view: Everyone has the potential to fulfil their creative abilities (Carl Rogers)

The Creative Individual Developing Intuitive Skills through Lateral Thinking methodology involves deliberate confronting the unlikely and the impossible

Developing Intuitive Skills through Lateral Thinking methodology involves deliberate confronting the unlikely and the impossible

The Creative Team Teamwork is increasingly seen as the organizational structure for focusing and targeting collective creativity

Teamwork is increasingly seen as the organizational structure for focusing and targeting collective creativity

Enhancing Participation and Team Creativity Researchers at MBS have studied a modification to Tuckman’s stage model It proposes two barriers to creativity which teams must overcome Only a minority of teams do so

Researchers at MBS have studied a modification to Tuckman’s stage model

It proposes two barriers to creativity which teams must overcome

Only a minority of teams do so

The Two-barrier model of team development (MBS) Form Storm Unexpectedly good (creative) performance Performance barrier Behavioral barrier Norm and Perform

Distributed Leadership Recently the idea of distributed leadership suggests that a team may collectively act as a ‘ superleader ’ (Manz & Sims)

Recently the idea of distributed leadership suggests that a team may collectively act as a ‘ superleader ’ (Manz & Sims)

The Creative Organization Creative industries, and their organizations have increased in importance They are fast-growing economically They include architecture; arts & antiques: Design, Performing Arts, Electronic games and media

Creative industries, and their organizations have increased in importance

They are fast-growing economically

They include architecture; arts & antiques: Design, Performing Arts, Electronic games and media

The creative organization: Toyota

The Creative Organization: Haier

The Creative Organization: WordPress WordPress is a good example of an entrepreneurial and creative organization …supplying an easy-to-use service for bloggers Its growth supports ‘infection’ theories of creativity

WordPress is a good example of an entrepreneurial and creative organization …supplying an easy-to-use service for bloggers

Its growth supports ‘infection’ theories of creativity

The Creative Organization: Ideo IDEO created Apple's first mouse ; Microsoft's second mouse, and the Palm V PDA . Other major clients include Procter & Gamble , PepsiCo , and Eli Lilly

IDEO created Apple's first mouse ; Microsoft's second mouse, and the Palm V PDA . Other major clients include Procter & Gamble , PepsiCo , and Eli Lilly

The Creative Culture Culture has always developed around creative hotspots of artistic and scientific discovery Athens, London, Cambridge(s), Silicon Valley, ‘Madchester’ ..

Culture has always developed around creative hotspots of artistic and scientific discovery

Athens, London, Cambridge(s), Silicon Valley, ‘Madchester’ ..

The Creative Climate and Intrinsic Motivation Teresa Amabile proposed a theory of intrinsic motivation. A creative climate allows intrinsic motivation to flourish. ‘ The play’s the thing’ (contrary to economic theories).

Teresa Amabile proposed a theory of intrinsic motivation.

A creative climate allows intrinsic motivation to flourish.

‘ The play’s the thing’ (contrary to economic theories).

The Creative Culture ‘ A key driving factor in the divergence or flow of human capital is … the openness of a given location. The more open a place is, the more it will be able to capture the talents of its own people and to attract those from elsewhere.’ (Richard Florida)

‘ A key driving factor in the divergence or flow of human capital is … the openness of a given location. The more open a place is, the more it will be able to capture the talents of its own people and to attract those from elsewhere.’ (Richard Florida)

Creative Clusters* *Source: Richard Florida

Creative Clusters

And Finally… When all else fails remember... there must be other ways… there might be better ways

When all else fails remember...

there must be other ways…

there might be better ways

To go more deeply Journals Creativity Research Journal http://www.questia.com/library/jp-creativity-research- Creativity and Innovation Management http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journal.asp?ref=0963-1690&site=1 Journal of Creative Behavior http://www.creativeeducationfoundation.org/jcb.shtml On Line reference sources http://leaderswedeserve.wordpress.com/ explores creativity and creative leadership http://www.buffalostate.edu/creativity/pucciogj.xml?username=pucciogj (‘The international center for studies in creativity’)

Journals

Creativity Research Journal

http://www.questia.com/library/jp-creativity-research-

Creativity and Innovation Management http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journal.asp?ref=0963-1690&site=1

Journal of Creative Behavior http://www.creativeeducationfoundation.org/jcb.shtml

On Line reference sources http://leaderswedeserve.wordpress.com/ explores creativity and creative leadership

http://www.buffalostate.edu/creativity/pucciogj.xml?username=pucciogj (‘The international center for studies in creativity’)